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Miranda (state)

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Estado Miranda is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Los Teques.[1][2]

Miranda State covers a total surface area of 7,950 km². It is the second largest state in population after Zulia Venezuela, approximately 3,028,965 (2011).

Administrative divisions

Municipalities and municipal seats

 
Municipalities in Miranda
 
Dawn at Puerto Encantado, Higuerote.
 
La Llovizna Falls, Guatire

Miranda state is sub-divided into 21 municipalities,.[2] given below with their areas, populations and administrative seats:

Municipality Area
(km2)		 Population
(Census 2001)		 Seat
1. Acevedo 1,879 70,282 Caucagua
2. Andrés Bello 114 20,119 San José de Barlovento
3. Baruta 86 260,853 Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Baruta
4. Brión 531 45,346 Higuerote
5. Buroz 198 20,009 Mamporal
6. Carrizal 32 41,103 Carrizal
7. Chacao 13 64,629 Chacao
8. Cristóbal Rojas 120 77,257 Charallave
9. El Hatillo 81 54,225 El Hatillo
10. Guaicaipuro 661 222,768 Los Teques
11. Independencia 284 126,999 Santa Teresa del Tuy
12. Lander 478 108,970 Ocumare del Tuy
13. Los Salias 51 60,723 San Antonio de los Altos
14. Páez 963 30,812 Río Chico
15. Paz Castillo 408 83,976 Santa Lucía
16. Pedro Gual 925 17,928 Cúpira
17. Plaza 180 188,135 Guarenas
18. Simón Bolívar 131 31,944 San Francisco de Yare
19. Sucre 164 546,766 Petare
20. Urdaneta 273 105,606 Cúa
21. Zamora 378 152,422 Guatire

Other important towns

Geography

Hidrography

Rivers

 
Guaire river

El principal río del estado es el río Tuy. Nace a 2.100 m de altitud y recorre de 250 km.[2][3] Otros ris del estado son: Guaire, Grande, Curiepe, Capaya, Guapo, Chupaquire, Panapo, Uchire, Chuspa and Aricagua.

Lagoons

 
Tacarigua Lagoon

In the state there are various gaps: Laguna de Tacarigua, Merecuere, Agua salud, El Conflicto y el Rosario.[2][3]

National parks

 
Pozo Araguaichú. Norte river in El Ávila National Park
  • El Ávila National Park.
  • Guatopo National Park.
  • Laguna de Tacarigua National Park.
  • Macarao National Park.

Natural monuments

  • Cueva Alfredo Jahn.
  • Pico Codazzi.
  • Cuevas del Indio Park.

Other sites of interest

 
Higuerote beach
  • Acuario Agustín Codazzi.
  • Birongo.
  • El Pueblo El Jarillo.
  • Higuerote.
  • Playa de Carenero.
  • Playa de Chirimena.
  • Playas de Barlovento.
  • Playas de Buche y Los Totumos.
  • Puerto Francés.
  • Tren El Encanto.

Miranda (state) Media

  • Piedras Gemelas, Salmerón, El Ávila National Park

  • Colonial Hacienda in Izcaragua

  • Locator map of the Amazonas state in the United States of Venezuela (1886). Extracted from

  • Colonial architecture in Caucagua, Municipality of Acevedo

  • Villa Teola, Los Teques, completed in 1913 and declared a Municipal Historical Heritage site in 1982.

  • Tacarigua Lagoon National Park

  • Municipal Justice building, Chacao Municipality

  • Municipalities of Miranda State

  • Farm in the Pedro GualMunicipality

  • Guatire, Plaza Municipality

References

  1. ↑ Franceschi, Napoleón. 1986: Distrito Federal y Estado Miranda geografía, historia y folklore. Colegial Bolivariana, C.A. Caracas. 239p. ISBN 980-262-234-6
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Hernández Caballero, Serafín (Editor). (1998): Gran Enciclopedia de Venezuela. Editorial Globe, C.A. Caracas. 10 volúmenes. ISBN 980-6427-00-9 ISBN 980-6427-10-6
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vila, Marco Aurelio, 1967: Aspectos geográficos del estado Miranda. Corporación Venezolana de Fomento. Caracas. 327p.

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